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Veteran actor William Shatner is boldly gone, where no Christmas has ever been before, with the release of his first festive album, the famous title Shatner Claus.
His second album of the following year Why not me, It contains the version of "Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer" of former Captain James T. Kirk, which brings a new dimension to the favorite of the holidays. It contains an appearance of Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, on the track and in this video:
The 87-year-old Canadian Shatner has a long history of recording alongside an acting career of about 65 years old. During the first, huge success of Star Trek, he released the 1968 album The transformed man, on Decca, presenting hilarious idiosyncratic versions and (intentionally or otherwise) "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" and "Mr. Tambourine Man 'among other treats.
In 2004, he followed this series late with Has been, produced and arranged by Ben Folds, with whom he co-wrote most of the material. He also presented memorable versions of Pulp's "Common People" and Brad Paisley's "Real". The friendship with Paisley continued in 2007 with the apparent dazzling appearance of Shatner as father of Jason Alexander in the video of the success "Online".
The following albums were presented by Rick Wakeman, Peter Frampton, Sheryl Crow, Alan Parsons, Vince Gill, Rick Jones of Foreigner, George Duke and many others. The list of actors on Shatner Claus is again an impressive affair, and the list of tracks deserves to be repeated in its entirety, with appearances of Paisley, Wakeman, Henry Rollins, Todd Rundgren, Ian Anderson, Iggy Pop and many others.
01. Jingle Bells (with Henry Rollins)
02. Blue Christmas (with Brad Paisley)
03. Little Drummer Boy (with Joe Louis Walker)
04. Winter Wonderland (with Todd Rundgren and Artimus Pyle)
05. It was the night before Christmas (with Mel Collins)
06. Run Rudolph Run (with Elliot Easton)
07. O Come, O Come Emmanuel (with Rick Wakeman)
08. Silver Bells (with Ian Anderson)
09. One for you, one for me
10. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (with Billy Gibbons)
11. Silent Night (with Iggy Pop)
12. White Christmas (with Judy Collins)
13. Feliz Navidad (with Dani Bander)
Bonus title:
14. Jingle Bells (with Henry Rollins) (punk rock version)
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